Jerry Donnellan, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and longtime leader of the Rockland County veterans community, has passed away. Donnellan had a 30-year run as director of the Rockland County Veterans Service Agency, retiring toward the end of 2017 for health reasons. Donnellan was credited with helping to vitalize the county’s Vietnam veterans community in the […]
The proposed Stony Point waterfront “Eagle Bay” condominium project is back in front of the Planning Board Thursday, March 22 for review. A public presentation will be conducted, 7 p.m. at the RHO Building. Local activist George Potanovic sent Stony Pointers an email blast Wednesday. Among other commentary, he said, “I am told that the […]
Mordechai Hager, a rebbe descended from the 400-year- old Vizhnitz dynasty of the Austro-Hungary Empire, died at the age of 95 in Mt. Sinai hospital on Friday, March 16. He was buried in the Vishnitzer Cemetery in Monsey. The rebbe, who leads about 5,000 of his sect in the Village of Kaser, was one of the […]
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE As part of Sunshine Week and on National Freedom of Information Day, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced changes to the Rocklandgov.com website to make it easier for residents to access information about public hearings and legal announcements. A link to the “Legal Announcements” page is now included […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo joined Rockland County Executive Ed Day at 2 p.m., Wednesday in Suffern to address the incoming nor’Easter. Following a series of storms that wreaked havoc and caused long-lasting blackouts, political officials assured the public that extra precautions were being taken in case the worst-case scenario hit Rockland and the region again. In […]